Political Film Society Award for Democracy
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The Political Film Society Award for democracy is given out each year to a film that promotes, educates, and raises the awareness level of the public in the specific areas of democracy and freedom. This award has been handed out by the Society since 1988. Depending on the number of movies that qualify, as few as one films has been nominated for this award before but as many as seven have been nominated in years past.
The film that first won this award was The Milagro Beanfield War in 1988 that was directed by Robert Redford. The only other award nominated in 1988 against The Milagro Beanfield War was Stand and Deliver. The award, as with any other Political Film Society Award, can go to a mainstream film, independent film, or even an international film. The Political Film Society looks at a broad selection of movies before it nominates them for an award.
[edit] 1980s
- 1989 Dead Poets Society
[edit] 1990s
- 1991 City of Hope
- 1994 Rapa Nui
- 1995 Beyond Rangoon
- 1996 No films nominated
- 1997 Red Corner
- 1999 The Insider
- East of Hope Street
- Naturally Native
- Three Kings
- Fight Club
[edit] 2000s
- 2000 Sunshine
- Steal This Movie!
- The Hurricane
- It All Starts Today
- Human Resources
- 2002 Y Tu Mamá También
- 24 Hour Party People
- The Town is Quiet
- Secret Ballot
- Max
- John Q
- Das Experiment
- 2003 Shattered Glass
- Herod's Law
- Runaway Jury
- Sandstorm
- Veronica Guerin